Sitting on the bed, Raeleigh stared in disbelief as Callis peeled the synthetic skin away little by little. Raeleigh wasn't oblivious to how advanced technology had gotten, but she didn't think it was advanced enough to turn one person into another. Her face paled as she witnessed Callis turning into Jepherson and being presented a translucent sheet. Jepherson then slowly raised his head and pressed one hand down on his hair while combing through it with the other, dusting out some white and black powder-like stuff. Just like that, Callis turned into Jepherson Richards. Gobsmacked, Raeleigh said, "You're not Jepherson." Jepherson chewed his teeth, sat down next to her, and stared at her face as he asked, "Where's my daughter?" Raeleigh pressed her lips. "She's not your daughter, but Austin's." "Please let me see her." Jepherson held her good hand, pleading as he had never before. Raeleigh tried to yank her hand back but failed
Raeleigh thought he was on crack. The most unfortunate thing in her life was to have met Jepherson. Were it not for him, would she have been such a pushover? "I appreciate your kindness, Mr. Richards. Even if I want help, I'd ask my husband, Austin, and not you." Jepherson's face sank, and he kissed Raeleigh on her lips before continuing to work, surprisingly not upset. Stumped by the kiss, she stood up and sat back down. The workload was now less heavy with Jepherson's help. It was indeed a burden, given that she could barely do anything with only one good hand. Thanks to Jepherson, she could at least take a break, so she didn't stop him. There was way too much for her to go through. When it was time for lunch, Jepherson snatched the pen in Raeleigh's hand and shoved it in his breast pocket. "You..." "Alright, take a break. Why waste your time when you can only do this much?" Jepherson's heart ached for Raeleigh. She had to use twi
Jepherson chucked the document aside and suggested Raeleigh hire an attorney. She asked, "Why would I need one?" "To be your legal advisor, of course. Why do you think these backstabbers can come and go as they please? Isn't it all because your company's system is filled with loopholes for them to exploit. But not to worry. Since they're requesting to jump ships, let's play ball." "The less trouble, the better. They only did this for their career's sake. A word for you, don't get so invested in their business and mind your own." Raeleigh said as she reached for the document, only to fail. "I'll read through it again. Forget about taking it from me." Jepherson took the document in time and called in the secretary. She came in and took the report away. It was already six, but Jepherson intended to meet the two resigning designers. They could've left work, but Jepherson said he had other things to attend to the next day, so the two designers were
Jepherson had the call on speaker, so the whole room heard their conversation loud and clear. Raeleigh couldn't believe it; even her office phone was on Jepherson's side. What more could she say? Ending the call, Jepherson looked over at the two designers and said, "You think you can push Raeleigh around just because she is soft and nice to you. Well, good news, now you get to deal with me." "I'm sorry, the company needs some funds to launch a new car. Eight hundred million from you two will suffice, I believe." Standing up, Jepherson turned to Raeleigh, held her hand to pull her up, and walked toward the door. Meanwhile, the two designers were galled at the decision. Although it wouldn't be too difficult to get a job as a car designer after leaving Bloom Aksea Group, Jepherson had destroyed their career in less than ten minutes, let alone the compensation they'd have to give the company. Where could they scrape together the money now? "We don't have
Jepherson looked at Cindy and said, "You can go now. She wants to let the case slide, so I guess it's a crisis averted for you." "Thank you, Mr. Richards." Cindy hurriedly thanked Jepherson. Raeleigh slowly looked over at her; she had nothing to say. Why bother herself with someone like her? After Cindy left, Jepherson fixed his gaze at Raeleigh, who was twisting her spaghetti with a fork. She couldn't quite understand why Jepherson wanted to have spaghetti again. Hadn't she had enough trouble with it during their lunch earlier? Jepherson scooted over to her and took the fork over to feed her, only for her to look at him and say, "It's okay, I can do it myself." Jepherson said, "If you don't want to hear my voice, I can keep my mouth shut. You can pretend I'm still Callis from Waverly Village." Jepherson twisted a mouth full of spaghetti and delivered it to Raeleigh's mouth again. She hesitated for a moment before taking the bite. J
When Jepherson was leaving, Raeleigh was there at the airport to see him off. After watching him board the plane, she turned to leave, only to see Jared standing behind her. Seeing Raeleigh look at him, Jared shrugged and said, "Don't look at me.; I didn't ask for this. I'd rather stay by his side and protect him than you." With that, Jared walked away while Raeleigh was rendered stumped for a moment before following him out. It was cold that day, so Raeleigh had on quite a few layers. Plus, her left hand was handicapped, so she was extra careful when walking. Jared waited for Raeleigh outside, but his actions resembled none of a bodyguard. Raeleigh stood at the exit, searching, and headed to where Xanthus parked his car, telling Jared in the meantime, "You don't need to follow me. Feel free to leave if you want to." "You're my responsibility now. When have I said I'm leaving you?" He talked back to her, and she cut him a glance, saying, "If Jepherso
Jared washed his hands and sat down to eat without hesitation. On the other hand, Xanthus had already lost his appetite when he saw Jared. Their grudge because of Cynthia aside, how he acted at the airport upset him as well. Jared sat down only for Xanthus to leave the table and went to the sofa to watch TV. Seeing so, Raeleigh followed suit. She sat down beside him and handed him an orange. "Have some of this. I'll ask the servants to make you something later." Xanthus took the orange and said to her, "Ask them to leave." Raeleigh looked at the three at the dining table. She knew she wouldn't have a problem speaking up if it were someone else, but not Stuart and Lucy. At the same time, Stuart glanced at Jared, seated across from him. Jared only ate as if nothing had happened. With that, Stuart headed to Xanthus. "Dr. Osteen." Xanthus looked up at him and scooted aside. "Have a seat." Stuart obliged and explained, "Lucy and I are ma
Raeleigh merely watched as Jepherson laughed until he stopped before she finally talked business with him. Just as Raeleigh wanted to end the call after the discussion, Jepeherson asked, "What's her name?" Stumped, Raeleigh asked back, "What's who's name?" Jepherson looked slightly distracted as he fixed his gaze at Raeleigh as if he would be able to read her mind. However, Raeleigh said nothing. Eventually, he said, "I'll come over in the next few days once I'm done with my work here. I'll be bringing Hadrian-" Knowing what Jepherson was going to say, Raeleigh cut him mid-sentence. "Don't bring them here. I can't stand the two of them." "Then who can you stand?" Raeleigh did not answer his question and ended the call instead. The next second, a knock came at the door. Raeleigh told them to enter, and her secretary came in, saying, "Cindy Lee's here." That female designer. Raeleigh was truly surprised to learn what kind of person Ci